Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron promised Sunday to heal France's divisions after crushing far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal presidential election that has given him a large but fragile mandate for change.

Emmanuel Macron, winner of France's presidential election, said on Sunday he would "fight the divisions" in the country after a campaign that laid bare the "anger, anxiety and doubts" of many voters.

ROME — Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday hailed NGOs striving to rescue migrants off the coast of Libya, shrugging off a prosecutor’s claim that some groups are colluding with people traffickers.

Eight Brazilians convicted of plotting a jihadist attack on the Rio Olympics last year were sentenced on Thursday to between five and 15 years in prison.

US President Donald Trump extracted a much-needed victory from Congress on Thursday as Republicans narrowly pushed a bill through the House of Representatives repealing the landmark health reforms of his predecessor.

Several explosions ripped through a recycling site for hazardous chemical waste near Madrid on Thursday, injuring 37 people, three of them seriously, and forcing the evacuation of nearby schools, officials said.

President Donald Trump confidently predicted that a Middle East peace agreement was within grasp Wednesday, as he hosted Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House.

President Donald Trump will issue an executive order on Thursday making it easier for churches and religious groups to take part in politics without risk of losing their tax-exempt status, a senior White House official said.

Theresa May faces her first nationwide electoral test as Britain’s Prime Minister on Thursday, as she toughens her Brexit position just weeks before a crucial general election.